Angels just traded Vernon Wells to NYY

[AngelsAndRamsFan]

Whould we get?

$$$$$

[Broad Street]

Any word yet on what we're getting in return? I'm assuming pitching...

[Docwaukee]

Shit...I drive out to tempe and see 8 pages about wells being traded ...wtf happened?

Wells and Callasp to the Yankees.  Cano and Mariano to the halos.  Howie to play 3b.  Yanks pay all of wells salary.  

[jshep]

I feel it's only fitting that we send Vernon off with the most memorable moment of his Angels' career.

 

[Rochambeau]

Whould we get?

Several guys named Benjamin.

[Wallerrrr]

Good enough for me baby!!!!!!

Sweet!

[Docwaukee]

I feel it's only fitting that we send Vernon off with the most memorable moment of his Angels' career.

 

it's almost like he was running for cover from killer bees. 

[tdawg87]

Wells will now be flipped to Texas and proceed to hit .300 with 30 homeruns and an .850 OPS.

 

It's the circle of life.

[DMVol]

Don't say that...he lives in Arlington, hitters park...

[Troll Daddy]

This deal isn't even official yet ... is it?

[jshep]

This deal isn't even official yet ... is it?

 

It sounds done pending a physical. Which Vernon is having tomorrow in Florida.

[Redondo]

Wells will now be flipped to Texas and proceed to hit .300 with 30 homeruns and an .850 OPS.

 

It's the circle of life.

 

Yikes!

[Ohtaniland]

Bowie Kuhn is going to climb out of his grave and block this sale!

[The Dude]

Say it ain't so...Wells gone? Never thought I'd see the day. How are they going to replace this:

 

I feel it's only fitting that we send Vernon off with the most memorable moment of his Angels' career. 

 

 

Seriously though, I hope Vernon does well with the Yankees he's a good guy. 

[bdavis621]

Yankees fans are pissed!!!

[jshep]

Yankees fans are pissed!!!

I'm glad we get to be on the other side of a Vernon Wells trade that pisses people off, because Yankees' fans' reactions are pretty much the best part of my day so far.

[Ohtaniland]

Vernon Wells will be in the starting lineup for the 2013 AL All Star team. Bank it!

[gotbeer]

Say it ain't so...Wells gone? Never thought I'd see the day. How are they going to replace this:

 

 

Seriously though, I hope Vernon does well with the Yankees he's a good guy. 

 

 

I hope so.  But then again Torii and Abreu was also.  And they decided to throw some matches on the way out.  So we shall see.

[70runner]

saves Mikey from another 400AB speech

 

abreu still available???

[mancini79]

Did I read here that Wells should've been kept as "insurance"?!

 

He was a liability.

[The Dude]

I hope so.  But then again Torii and Abreu was also.  And they decided to throw some matches on the way out.  So we shall see.

 I can understand Torii's position from what we know about it, the team wasn't exactly honest with him. Abreu was just delusional about how much he had left in the tank, dude was done after 09.

[Stradling]

If I was sure that Wells was not going to be the starter this year, and he was just going to get spot starts or be insurance in case some one was injured then I would have been happy to keep him on the team.  Since that would never be a guarantee with Scioscia, then I am glad he has been traded. 

[Stradling]

 I can understand Torii's position from what we know about it, the team wasn't exactly honest with him. Abreu was just delusional about how much he had left in the tank, dude was done after 09.

I don't think the team was dishonest with Torii, I just think they had money allocated for Greinke and once that wasn't going to happen, Torii was already gone and they decided to go after the best offensive free agent.

[Jay]

Wow this is big news.  So now who's the goat?

[Docwaukee]

I like Vernon.  Good guy yet I want him nowhere near the lineup.  Even in spot starts.  Especially don't want him starting if someone gets hurt.  I honestly believe that Calhoun could provide as much value in those situations plus, I am more interested in seeing Kole play and potentially develop.  I also like the potential flexibility of a Bill Hall as a util guy.